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| Full name August Joseph Donatelli |
| Born August 22, 1914, Heilwood, Pennsylvania |
| Died May 24, 1990, St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Buried at Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, Florida (Section 55, Row 29, Grave 3; cremated) |
| Umpired First Game: April 18, 1950; Umpired Final Game: October 1, 1973 |
| Height: 5' 9.5" Weight: 180 |
| Ejections: 1950 (2), 1951 (5), 1952 (3), 1953 (14), 1954 (8), 1955 (8), 1956 (11), 1957 (5), 1958 (10), 1959 (2), 1960 (5), 1961 (4), 1962 (6), 1963 (11), 1964 (5), 1965 (2), 1966 (1), 1967 (2), 1969 (8), 1970 (1), 1971 (2), 1973 (7). Total: 122 |
| SABR Biography |
Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1950 NL Daily 159 46 47 17 49 0 0 1951 NL Daily 162 51 51 6 54 0 0 1952 NL Daily 150 38 37 37 39 0 0 1953 NL Daily 151 39 41 33 38 0 0 1954 NL Daily 151 40 40 38 34 0 0 1955 NL Daily 154 43 43 32 37 0 0 1956 NL Daily 159 39 40 39 41 0 0 1957 NL Daily 151 39 38 37 38 0 0 1958 NL Daily 160 41 42 36 41 0 0 1959 NL Daily 140 35 38 32 35 0 0 1960 NL Daily 160 41 41 37 41 0 0 1961 NL Daily 150 36 35 34 37 8 0 1962 NL Daily 165 41 40 42 42 0 0 1963 NL Daily 157 40 39 38 40 0 0 1964 NL Daily 165 41 42 41 41 0 0 1965 NL Daily 164 41 41 41 41 0 0 1966 NL Daily 161 42 41 35 43 0 0 1967 NL Daily 157 37 42 39 39 0 0 1968 NL Daily 165 41 40 40 42 2 0 1969 NL Daily 161 41 39 40 41 0 0 1970 NL Daily 162 41 40 40 41 0 0 1971 NL Daily 160 41 39 40 41 0 0 1972 NL Daily 153 39 38 40 36 0 0 1973 NL Daily 159 41 39 38 41 0 0 Total (24 Years) 3776 974 973 852 972 10 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
League Championship Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1969 NL Daily 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1972 NL Daily 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 Total ( 2 Years) 8 3 1 0 1 1 2 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
World Series Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1955 ML Daily 7 0 0 0 0 3 4 1957 ML Daily 7 1 2 2 2 0 0 1961 ML Daily 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 1967 ML Daily 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 1973 ML Daily 7 1 2 1 1 1 1 Total ( 5 Years) 33 4 6 5 7 5 6 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
All-Star Game Umpiring Record Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF 1953 ML Daily 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1959 ML Daily 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1962 ML Daily 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1969 ML Daily 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Total ( 4 Years) 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 Year LG G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF
Ejection Information Date Team Ejected Reason 5-14-1950(1) BOX PIT N Billy Meyer Balls and strikes (gave choke sign) 7-23-1950 BOX BRO N Gene Hermanski Balls and strikes 5-23-1951 BOX NY N Al Dark Call at 2B 7-13-1951 BOX CHI N Frankie Frisch Balls and strikes 9-16-1951(2) BOX NY N Leo Durocher Balls and strikes (Bumped umpire) 9-16-1951(2) BOX NY N Herman Franks Balls and strikes 9-16-1951(2) BOX NY N Bobby Thomson Balls and strikes 8-17-1952(1) BOX NY N Leo Durocher Inspection of ball 8-23-1952 BOX NY N Bob Elliott Balls and strikes 8-23-1952 BOX NY N Bobby Hofman Balls and strikes 5-24-1953 BOX BRO N Jim Hughes Balls and strikes 5-24-1953 BOX BRO N Russ Meyer Balls and strikes (Threw rosin bag) 5-24-1953 BOX BRO N Billy Loes Bench jockeying 5-24-1953 BOX PHI N Smoky Burgess Balls and strikes 5-24-1953 BOX PHI N Steve O'Neill Balls and strikes 6-19-1953(1) BOX BRO N Pee Wee Reese Home run call 6-19-1953(1) BOX BRO N Duke Snider Home run call 6-20-1953 BOX BRO N Jackie Robinson Bench jockeying 6-25-1953 BOX STL N Dick Schofield Bench jockeying (Threw towel) 6-25-1953 BOX STL N Eddie Stanky Bench jockeying Date Team Ejected Reason 6-26-1953(1) BOX PIT N Preston Ward Call at 3B (Bumped umpire) 8-19-1953 BOX BRO N Roy Campanella Catch/trap call 9-14-1953 BOX PHI N Smoky Burgess Call at 1B 9-14-1953 BOX PHI N Willie Jones Call at 1B 4-25-1954 BOX MIL N Joe Adcock Called third strike 5- 5-1954 BOX PIT N Preston Ward Called third strike 7-17-1954 BOX NY N Don Liddle Balls and strikes 8- 3-1954 BOX NY N Don Mueller Call at 2B (Threw dirt) 8-17-1954 BOX PHI N Granny Hamner Fan interference non-call (Reversed) 8-17-1954 BOX PHI N Herm Wehmeier Fan interference non-call (Reversed) 8-31-1954 BOX BRO N Jake Pitler Call at 1B 8-31-1954 BOX BRO N Pee Wee Reese Call at 1B 5-14-1955 BOX PIT N Frank Thomas Fair/foul call 5-19-1955 BOX MIL N Charlie Grimm Call at 3B 5-22-1955 BOX BRO N Billy Loes Bench jockeying 5-25-1955(2) BOX NY N Don Mueller Balls and strikes 5-28-1955 BOX PHI N Andy Seminick Called third strike 6-20-1955 BOX PIT N Fred Haney Call at HP 7-10-1955(1) BOX MIL N Andy Pafko Call at 1B (Threw equipment) 8- 3-1955(1) BOX PIT N Gene Freese Call at 1B Date Team Ejected Reason 5- 4-1956 BOX STL N Bill Sarni Balls and strikes 5-22-1956 BOX PIT N Gene Freese Call at 2B 6- 4-1956 BOX PHI N Saul Rogovin Balls and strikes 6-24-1956(2) BOX BRO N Jackie Robinson HBP non-call 7- 2-1956 BOX BRO N Walter Alston Called third strike 7- 2-1956 BOX BRO N Roy Campanella Called third strike 8-12-1956 BOX BRO N Duke Snider Balls and strikes 8-19-1956(2) BOX PIT N Dick Cole Called third strike 8-23-1956 BOX CIN N Tom Ferrick Called third strike 9-24-1956 BOX PIT N Frank Thomas Call at 2B 9-25-1956 BOX PHI N Solly Hemus Fair/foul call 5- 5-1957(2) BOX STL N Wally Moon Call at 1B (Threw helmet) 6-15-1957 BOX CIN N Birdie Tebbetts Fair/foul call 7-11-1957 BOX BRO N Don Zimmer Call at 1B 8-25-1957 BOX STL N Al Dark Call at 1B (Threw helmet) 9-18-1957 BOX NY N Bill Rigney Balls and strikes 4-24-1958 BOX SF N Orlando Cepeda Call at 2B 6- 3-1958 BOX PHI N Chico Fernandez Call at 1B 6-23-1958 BOX STL N Gene Green Called third strike 7-11-1958 BOX LA N Don Zimmer Bench jockeying Date Team Ejected Reason 7-12-1958 BOX MIL N John Fitzpatrick Call at 1B 7-12-1958 BOX MIL N Felix Mantilla Call at 1B 7-26-1958 BOX LA N Greg Mulleavy Bench jockeying 8- 4-1958 BOX PIT N Danny Murtaugh Balk call 8-26-1958 BOX STL N Fred Hutchinson Call at 1B 9- 3-1958 BOX LA N Don Drysdale Called third strike 5-24-1959 BOX STL N Solly Hemus Balls and strikes 6- 2-1959 BOX STL N Gino Cimoli Call at HP 5-13-1960 BOX LA N Norm Larker Bench jockeying 5-13-1960 BOX LA N Larry Sherry Balls and strikes (Tipped his cap) 7- 2-1960 BOX CIN N Dutch Dotterer Called third strike 7-16-1960 BOX CHI N Lou Boudreau Call at HP 9- 5-1960 BOX CIN N Fred Hutchinson Balls and strikes 6- 2-1961 BOX LA N Wally Moon Call at 2B (Bumped umpire) 8-15-1961 BOX STL N Johnny Keane HBP call 8-30-1961 BOX LA N Leo Durocher Argument over too many players on mound 9-17-1961 BOX SF N Joey Amalfitano Called third strike 6-27-1962 BOX LA N Leo Durocher Balls and strikes 6-27-1962 BOX LA N Duke Snider Bench jockeying 7-12-1962 BOX PIT N Don Hoak Called third strike Date Team Ejected Reason 7-15-1962(2) BOX STL N Johnny Keane Check swing 8- 1-1962 BOX HOU N Norm Larker Balls and strikes 8- 1-1962 BOX HOU N Al Spangler Balls and strikes 4-16-1963 BOX HOU N Harry Craft Balk call 4-16-1963 BOX HOU N Cot Deal Balk call 4-20-1963 BOX CHI N Ken Aspromonte Called third strike 5-18-1963 BOX STL N Vern Benson Call at HP 5-29-1963 BOX SF N Chuck Hiller Bench jockeying 7-13-1963 BOX PHI N Gene Mauch Warning to both teams 7-26-1963 BOX PHI N Tony Gonzalez Call at 2B 7-29-1963 BOX LA N Johnny Podres Call at 2B 8- 9-1963 BOX MIL N Dixie Walker Call at 1B 8-29-1963 BOX PHI N Gene Mauch Call at 2B 9-26-1963 BOX LA N Joe Becker Catch/trap call 4-22-1964 BOX CIN N Johnny Temple Call at 1B 4-22-1964 BOX HOU N Bob Aspromonte Call at 1B 4-22-1964 BOX HOU N Harry Craft Call at 1B 8-22-1964 BOX LA N Walter Alston Balk call 9- 3-1964 BOX MIL N Felipe Alou Called third strike 6-13-1965(2) BOX MIL N Bobby Bragan Obstruction call Date Team Ejected Reason 6-13-1965(2) BOX MIL N Hank Fischer Obstruction call 6- 8-1966 BOX LA N Walter Alston Balk call 6- 5-1967 BOX CHI N Leo Durocher Balls and strikes 8-21-1967 BOX SF N Herman Franks Catch/trap call 4-13-1969 BOX CHI N Randy Hundley Called third strike 5- 7-1969 BOX STL N Vada Pinson Call at HP on teammate 5- 7-1969 BOX STL N Red Schoendienst Call at HP 6- 3-1969 BOX MON N Ron Brand Call at 1B 6- 3-1969 BOX MON N Gene Mauch Call at 1B 6- 9-1969 BOX CHI N Leo Durocher Taking too long to change pitchers 7-11-1969 BOX CIN N Dave Bristol Doctored ball inference (Bumped umpire) 7-12-1969 BOX CIN N Bobby Tolan Balls and strikes 4-22-1970 BOX MON N Gene Mauch Interference call 6-29-1971 BOX NY N Ken Boswell Call at 1B 6-29-1971 BOX NY N Gil Hodges Call at 1B 5- 6-1973(1) BOX CHI N Hank Aguirre Intentional HBP 5- 6-1973(1) BOX CHI N Whitey Lockman Intentional HBP 5- 6-1973(1) BOX CHI N Milt Pappas Intentional HBP 5- 6-1973(1) BOX SF N Jim Barr Charging mound 7- 1-1973(1) BOX MON N Larry Doby Call at 1B Date Team Ejected Reason 7- 1-1973(2) BOX PIT N Richie Hebner Call at HP 7- 1-1973(2) BOX PIT N Bill Virdon Call at HP
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